CHVRCHES played their first show in nearly three years at the Royal Albert Hall as support for My Bloody Valentine over the weekend, and made it a really special occasion with the debut of a new track.
Titled ‘Conman’, it finds the band in suitably ferocious form. A mashing together of deep bass, intoxicating refrains, and pattering synths, it’s a devilishly savage offering from a band that continues to push whatever boundaries they come across.
Before the song kicks into life, vocalist Lauren Mayberry, stated, “We haven’t played a show together, all of us here, for two and a half years, almost three years. I promised I’m not inside watching telly all the time, we have been making a record, and because this is a special night, we thought we would play something off that record.”
What a way to announce that something like this is coming, and what a way to set up what to expect from it.
The band released their last full-length album, ‘Screen Violence,’ back in 2021. Here is ‘How Not To Drown’ with the legendary Robert Smith of The Cure.
For now, members Martin Doherty and Jonny Scott are releasing a new album under their moniker The Leaving. Titled ‘Ultimate Buzz’, it will be released on April 24 via Avenue A / Futures ✦ / Virgin Records.
Here is their latest single, ‘Fluoxetine’:
